LOS ANGELES — At Clippers games, they deploy a T-shirt cannon, display a goofy condor mascot named Chuck and sometimes fire peanut butter and jelly snacks into the crowd after Reggie Jackson’s made fourth-quarter free throws. But what they really specialize in are welcome-back parties. There was Paul George’s return last week, when he scored…
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Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was placed on the injured list on Wednesday, the day before Opening Day, although the team has not yet released the nature of his injury. Ward made a sliding catch in right field in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night. He did not come to bat in the…
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In a crucial four-point matchup, the Kings will welcome the Edmonton Oilers to town on Thursday night, the team they trail by a solitary point for second place in the Pacific Division. Several injured Kings have been progressing toward returns, though Coach Todd McLellan was non-committal as to his lineup on Wednesday. Wingers Dustin Brown…
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Montverde Academy junior Zyaire Nuriddin ran the nation’s fastest 400-meter dash time for the season, 45.78 seconds, in last weekend’s Florida Relays track and field festival at the University of Florida. And two other Orlando area runners who were chasing him also set school records. Boone junior football/track standout Aidan Mizell placed second with a…
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Brian Girard has resigned as the boys basketball coach at Garden Grove. The Argonauts won the CIF Southern Section Division 5AA championship on Feb. 25, the first CIF boys basketball championship in the school’s 101-year history. Girard was named Division 5AA coach of the year. He was Garden Grove’s varsity coach for three seasons after many…
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Kevin Durant owns the Knicks, and he enjoys it. The former MVP hasn’t lost to the Knicks in nine years, a stretch spanning three teams that continued with Wednesday’s 110-98 Nets’ victory at MSG. Told of his impressive streak, Durant, a dedicated social media user, pumped both fists. “I got something to talk about on…
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CYPRESS >> The Cypress baseball team came into the National Classic tournament on a hot streak, and the Centurions continued their sizzling play Wednesday with a 7-2 victory over Santa Margarita in the semifinals at Cypress High School. The Centurions (16-3-2), who are ranked No. 9 in Orange County, will take on Bishop Amat in…
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The Nets play their best basketball with their backs against the wall. That’s why their championship hopes are still alive in what looks like a lost season. The Nets trailed by 17 points at the half and faced a deficit as large as 21 in the third quarter before turning on the jets to make…
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Kyrie Irving believes he was snubbed from the NBA’s 75th Anniversary list of the top-75 players in the league’s history. Irving, who was recently named one of the 40 Greatest McDonald’s All-Americans of all time, said he will wait until the end of his career to make larger remarks about his omission on the league’s…
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Permanence is an illusion. We vividly recall the taste of our favorite foods, yet the average taste bud cell is replaced every 10 days. Your unread emails amount to a perpetually bottomless pit, yet email didn’t exist 40 years ago outside a few technophile circles. The Los Angeles River flooded once. Major League Baseball has…
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